Which has higher decadal average surface temperature, Ghana or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 27.81 °C against 27.71 °C in Ghana as of 2010.

What is the difference in decadal average surface temperature between Ghana and Mauritania?

0.1 °C, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?

8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Decadal average surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Mauritania: Decadal average surface temperature

Ghana

27.71 °C

in 2010

Mauritania

27.81 °C

in 2010

Ghana rank

14th

Mauritania rank

12th

Decadal average surface temperature over time

Ghana
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 27.81 °C against 27.71 °C in Ghana, a difference of 0.1 °C.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1940s	26.38 °C	26.06 °C	0.3214 °C	Ghana
1950s	26.2 °C	26.03 °C	0.175 °C	Ghana
1960s	26.43 °C	26.47 °C	0.0409 °C	Mauritania
1970s	26.55 °C	26.53 °C	0.0252 °C	Ghana
1980s	27.02 °C	27.14 °C	0.1247 °C	Mauritania
1990s	26.98 °C	27.15 °C	0.1647 °C	Mauritania
2000s	27.34 °C	27.58 °C	0.2358 °C	Mauritania
2010s	27.71 °C	27.81 °C	0.0968 °C	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher decadal average surface temperature, Ghana or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 27.81 °C against 27.71 °C in Ghana as of 2010.
What is the difference in decadal average surface temperature between Ghana and Mauritania?: 0.1 °C, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for decadal average surface temperature?: Ghana ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Decadal average surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Decadal average surface temperature
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 1,544 data points, 1940–2010
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.